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United States of America-Land of the free home of the brave, for whom?
The United State’s anthem suggests that they are the “land of the free and home of the brave� (Smithsonian, 2007). For most European migrants, the United States meant liberty and they hoped to do well in their new country. The United States seemed like the land of great opportunity for the Europeans, however, for Afro-Americans this was not so. Slaves were taken to the United States, where they encountered difficult tasks and harsh conditions. Nevertheless, in other parts of the world slaves were also being mistreated. Afro-Americans were treated unequally until the early nineteenth century when opinions began to change, the North and South began to disagree about the morality of slavery. The South wanted slaves purely for cotton production and other goods. On the other hand, the North opposed to slavery. As opinions began to change so did laws concerning slaves, and more conflict arouse between the......

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